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wye::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | y |
| Type of | alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet |
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The term WYE is often used instead of FTE when describing the contractor work.
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Wye configuration gives high torque at low rpm, but not as high top rpm.
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Adapters between multiple hoses are called wye, Siamese, or distributor, which see below.
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I'd imagine that a dot would only make a wye look more like a thorn.
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Three-phase wye service is excellent for motors and heavy power use.
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Wye Oak hits hard, even when it sounds like it's breaking down.
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Wye service is recognizable when a line has four conductors, one of which is lightly insulated.
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Wye are the council closing public toilets to save cash.
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Wye Oak recently stopped by KUT's Studio 1A for a session.
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- Y: the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet
- A wye or triangular junction, in rail terminology, is a triangular shaped arrangement of rail tracks with a switch or set of points at each corner. ...
- WYES-TV is the flagship PBS member station in New Orleans, Louisiana, owned by the Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation. It broadcasts on virtual channel 12.
- The name of the Latin script letter Y/y; A wye-shaped object: a wye-level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of track
- Hose coupling for splitting one line into two or more outlets, often a larger line split into two smaller ones; often a gated wye having separate valves for each outlet. Not to be confused with Siamese, which is used to bring two smaller lines together into one.
- A Y-shaped fitting with three openings used to create branch lines.
- A three phase, four-wire electrical configuration where each of the individual phases is connected to a common point, the "center" of the Y. This common point normally is connected to an electrical ground.
- A hose fitting permitting two or more lines to be taken from a single supply line. Used frequently in progressive hose lays on wildland fires.
- Track configuration that is used in lieu of a turntable for turning engines, cars and trains around or reversing locomotive/train direction
